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Ambulance and emergency responders. WTIP file photo

Hospital beds filling in northeastern Minnesota as pandemic rolls into September

Joe Friedrichs-

Vaccination events for COVID-19 continue in Cook County as September arrives and the new school year approaches.


A Gunflint Trail property owner had questions--and a compliment--on the Firewise program 08-30-21 Photo by Rhonda Silence

Gunflint Trail wildfire meeting brings some good news, but drought concerns linger

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About 100 community members gathered at the Schaap Community Center for an update on Monday evening on the John Ek and the Whelp fires.


Cook County YMCA is located near ISD 166. WTIP file photo by Rhonda Silence

Uptick in Cook County COVID-19 case count continues as school year nears

Joe Friedrichs-

As the highly contagious delta variant continues to spread across northeastern Minnesota, Cook County public health officials received news last week of a positive test of COVID-19 by an attendee of a


School District 166 has reminders of COVID-19 cautions throughout the school. Photo by Rhonda Silence

ISD 166 superintendent's thoughts on masks for new school year

Rhonda Silence-

As WTIP has reported, School District 166 will continue its policy that everyone in the building must wear masks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.


Firefighters prepare to be inserted into the BWCA by aircraft. Photo courtesy of USDA Forest Service

BWCA remains closed as weekend rains move through the region

Joe Friedrichs-

Following a week of smoke, wind and the near-constant threat of wildfires growing in and near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, weekend rains have allowed some community members to take at le


Superior Hiking Trail. WTIP file photo

Outdoor recreation continues to be impacted by wildfires near the BWCA and North Shore

Joe Friedrichs-

Many residents in Cook and Lake counties celebrated much needed precipitation to start the final weekend in August, though wildfires burning in the region continue to impact public safety, air quality


Wildfires in Quetico Provincial Park as of Aug. 27. WTIP image courtesy of OMNR fire map

Quetico wildfires move closer to the end of the Gunflint Trail and BWCA

Joe Friedrichs-

International borders, county lines, wilderness boundaries and other features on maps play little role in where and how intense a wildfire is going to burn.
 


The Connolly's Cliff Crest on Isle Royale is one of the historic structures threatened by fire - Photo courtesy of the family

Thoughts on the historic homes threatened by Isle Royale Horne Fire

Rhonda Silence-

In addition to the fires inland in Minnesota and Ontario, there is a wildfire burning at Isle Royale National Park, the remote island in Lake Superior, 17 miles away from Grand Portage Bay.


Campsite closed on the Gunflint Trail in late August 2021. Photo by Barbara Jean Meyers

Outfitters from Ely to the Gunflint Trail reflect on first week of BWCA closure

Joe Friedrichs-

The temporary closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Aug.